My LO turned 6 weeks last Friday. He was born a week early if that makes a difference. For almost a week now his naps have really gone crazy. They're all pretty much a half hour. He was doing fine eating every 3 hours and was doing ok with naps. Now he is smacking his lips and sucking on his hands after just 1.5-2 hours. By the time he's done eating, he's ready to sleep for his half hour again. It's so draining! I wonder if it is a growth spurt or if it's just a habit now. He is formula fed and eats 4oz each bottle. I can't up the oz. because he'll still only drink 4. He also isn't going to bed well and is now waking up after a half hour after we put him down, just like he does all day. I know half hour naps usually indicate OT but his awake times are so off that it's hard to determine what his ideal awake time is. It seems like no matter what awake time I give him, he'll still only nap for 30 minutes.
His nights are pretty well. We'll finally get him down between 8:30-9:30 and he's been waking around 3am and then 6am.
Another question...ideally I'd like around 7am to be his wake up time. He usually wakes around 6am. This morning he woke at 6am and I went to feed him but he fell asleep instantly so I put him back down and he slept until 8am. I wonder if I should've done that or if I really should have got him up for the day at 6am? Maybe that messed with his naps too?
